A person was detained in Tashkent region for trying to sell land for $1 million

A person who was trying to sell 72.6 acres of non-residential land in the Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region for $1 million was detained. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported this.

It is noted that on March 12, an urgent action was taken in the Bektemir district of Tashkent city. A person born in 1992, engaged in real estate activities, was detained. He was trying to sell 72.6 acres of non-residential land in the Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region for $1 million.

Also, through acquaintances of a high-ranking official, he demanded $100,000 in exchange for changing the category of this land plot to residential and issuing a permit and all documents for the construction of a multi-storey building within 1 month. After that, he was detained while receiving $110,000 as an advance.

Also, during an emergency operation in the Almazar district of Tashkent, a person was detained who demanded a large amount of money in exchange for the termination of enforcement documents being processed by the Compulsory Enforcement Bureau for debt. He was detained when he demanded $25,000 in exchange for the liquidation of enforcement documents on debts in the amount of 647 million soums and the lifting of the ban on leaving Uzbekistan.

A criminal case was initiated under Article 168, Part 4, Subparagraph “a” (fraud in a large amount) and Article 211, Part 3, Subparagraph “a” (bribery in a large amount) of the Criminal Code, and a preventive measure of arrest was applied to the suspect.